tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25073771.post6991563710617941258..comments2023-11-05T04:05:03.588-08:00Comments on A Chronic Dose | A blog about chronic illness, healthcare, and writing.: It's for the Kids...Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10392908564921877962noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25073771.post-51135455457082764572007-10-26T10:42:00.000-07:002007-10-26T10:42:00.000-07:00I will def. look into the XML-ification of A Chron...I will def. look into the XML-ification of A Chronic Dose. I wonder if it is as major a change as I think it is? I can be somewhat clueless...<BR/><BR/>On a side note, for whatever reason my archives and some sidebar buttons disappear in Firefox. People who know more about this than me say it is an issue w/ Firefox, not the blog template. Anyone have any insight into this--does this happen to you?Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10392908564921877962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25073771.post-43127580089441907532007-10-26T09:37:00.000-07:002007-10-26T09:37:00.000-07:00Laurie, I'd love to add your blog to my RSS feed, ...Laurie, I'd love to add your blog to my RSS feed, but when I tried, I got a message saying that the url didn't have XML content. Is there a way for you to XMLify it so I can RSSify it?<BR/><BR/>:) Leah of SWiGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25073771.post-34712149490768994992007-10-26T08:52:00.000-07:002007-10-26T08:52:00.000-07:00While none of us ever wants to be sick or likes be...While none of us ever wants to be sick or likes being ill, it seems particularly unfair and cruel in life that children should have to suffer. So much that happens to us in life is beyond our ability to comprehend, and even more so when it happens to kids.<BR/><BR/>I applaud your personal efforts, and the causes that you are supporting and informing your readers about.<BR/><BR/>Brava!Terry at Counting Sheephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060732608278736543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25073771.post-46827740926419401302007-10-24T03:33:00.000-07:002007-10-24T03:33:00.000-07:00When my daughter had cancer we were lucky enough t...When my daughter had cancer we were lucky enough to be at Children's Hospital in London, Ontario (now part of the London Health Sciences Centre), and they had so many programs and supports for family and pediatric patients there that it was almost overwhelming. The Child Life specialists were amazing- everything from using dolls to explain surgery and chemo to giving her "spa days" when she was feeling up to it, they had a very comprehensive art therapy program, piles of supports for parents (both financial and emotional), regular opportunities to talk to counselors and psychiatrists for both patients and families, a school that the kids could attend so that they didn't miss too much work, and they even arranged "sleepovers" for my daughter's sister when they'd been apart for too long and her health permitted...the list goes on. They had constant visits by "celebrities" which always brightened up the day, and if you were there over a holiday they really went all out to make sure that the kids didn't miss anything. <BR/><BR/>We were lucky to be there.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02809636995447795326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25073771.post-19281806960408049962007-10-23T08:28:00.000-07:002007-10-23T08:28:00.000-07:00I was fortunate enough to go to Sick Kids in Toron...I was fortunate enough to go to Sick Kids in Toronto, and they took <I>really</I> good care of me. There was an arts and crafts room, a library, and famous guests who came to cheer up the kids in the hospital. They brought in dogs and there was always something different going on in the hospital every time I was there. I'll be the first to admit that it made <B>everything</B> a lot more bearable. Almost as if I was going on a mini vacation away from school, except with lots of pain and medicine lol.jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05665566227297863569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25073771.post-8270663043975285732007-10-19T16:48:00.000-07:002007-10-19T16:48:00.000-07:00There are three kinds of women:the pretty onesthe ...There are three kinds of women:<BR/><BR/>the pretty ones<BR/><BR/>the ugly ones<BR/><BR/>and the blondes...<BR/><BR/>new literary blog about the great portuguese writer CRISTÓVÃO DE AGUIARLapahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08340171922080377774noreply@blogger.com